Gran Arena del Cibao

Arena in the Dominican Republic

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Gran Arena del Cibao

Full name| Arena del Cibao Dr. Oscar Gobaira
Former names| Palacio de los Deportes
Address| Av. Enriquillo 35
Santiago de los Caballeros
Dominican Republic
Location| Avenida Enriquillo 35, Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic
Coordinates| 19°27′55″N 70°42′35″W﻿ / ﻿19.4654°N 70.7096°W﻿ / 19.4654; -70.7096
Capacity| 8,768 (Sports)
6,670 (Concerts)
Construction
Opened| 1979
Renovated| 2008
Construction cost| RD$528 million (renovations)
Architect| Rafael Calventi Gaviño
Tenants
Metros de Santiago (LNB)

The Gran Arena del Cibao Dr. Oscar Gobaira, formerly known as the Palacio de los Deportes, is a multi-purpose arena in Santiago de los Caballeros, Dominican Republic, built in 1978.

The arena has a capacity of 8,768 seats, consisting of 7,000 regular seats, 668 comfortable armchairs and 1,100 luxury seats that are fully reclinable. The capacity of concerts is between 7,000 and 6,670 seats.[1] The arena has a modern acoustic system, which has 16 speakers and 10 monitors. The arena was remodeled for the Dominican Republic national basketball team in accordance with the requirements of FIBA. The cost of the renovations amounted to about RD$528,000,000. The arena is the home of Metros de Santiago, a national basketball team.

The arena is also used for other purposes such as the Miss Dominican Republic pageant in 2011.[needs update] As a concert venue, Aventura was the first act to perform at the venue since it remodelation in 2008. It was the first massive concert in the city in the last 10 years.[2] Other artist such as Ricardo Arjona, Daddy Yankee, Wisin & Yandel, Don Omar, Julio Iglesias, Calle 13 and Gilberto Santa Rosa had performed in the venue.

## Notable events and concerts

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Band/Artist | Event/tour | Date | Attendance

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Aventura[3] | K.O.B Tour  | August 29 & 30, 2008  | Sold Out[4]
Daddy Yankee  | The Big Boss Tour | December 20, 2008  |
Wisin & Yandel  |  | March 13 & 14, 2009  |
Ricardo Arjona  | 5to Piso Tour  | May 29, 2009  | Sold Out[5]
Julio Iglesias[6] |  | October 27, 2009  |
Ivy Queen, Arcangel, Jowell & Randy, Alexis & Fido, Omega, Toño Rosario & Vakera  | Otoño Music Fest 2009[7] | October 31, 2009  |
Gilberto Santa Rosa & Sergio Vargas[8] |  | December 19, 2009  |
Raymond & Miguel[9] |  | December 26, 2009  |
Hector Acosta "El Torito"  | El Torito Monumental[10] | June 12, 2010  |
Enanitos Verdes  |  | October 1, 2010  | 4,000[11]
David Bisbal[12] | Sin Mirar Atras Tour  | 22 October 2010  |
Kanqui[13] | Tu Super Amigo  | November 7, 2010  |
Don Omar[14] |  | November 27, 2010  | Sold Out[15]
Tito el Bambio & Zion & Lennox[16] |  | December 4, 2010  |
Servando & Florentino, Bacilos, Jerry Rivera & Vakero  | Tropical Sound Concert  | January 11, 2011  |
Silvio Rodriguez[17] |  | March 19, 2011  |
Prince Royce  |  | April 9, 2011  | Sold Out[18]
Daddy Yankee  | Mundial Tour  | May 21, 2011  |
Calle 13  | Entre los que quieran Tour  | October 2, 2011[19] |
Jesús Adrián Romero y Marcela Gándara[20] |  | December 14, 2011  |
Hector Acosta "El Torito"  | El Torito Pal Pueblo  | September 29, 2012  |
Arcángel, R.K.M & Ken-Y, Zion & Lennox y Plan B  | Hallow Maniac 2012: La Formula de Pina Records[21] | October 27, 2012  |
Tercer Cielo  |  | December 22, 2013  |
Jesús Adrián Romero  | Soplando Vida Tour[22] | December 20, 2013  |
Christine D’Clario, Felsy Jones and Barak[23] | Juntos & en Armonia  | March 22, 2014  |
Hector Acosta "El Torito", Milly Quezada & Johnny Ventura  | La Noche Del Pueblo  | October 18, 2015[24] | Sold Out[25]
Holiday Urban Fest[a][26] | December 23, 2015  |
Miss Dominican Republic Pageant  | August 26, 2018  |
El Nene la Amenazzy  |  | November 16, 2019  | 5,000+[27]
Grabiel[28] | Morisoñando Tour  | November 29, 2019  |
Don Miguelo[29] | El Mejor del Bloque  | August 27, 2022  | Sold Out[30]
A Pesar de Todo Fest  | August 17, 2024  |
Dj Adoni  |  | September 21, 2024  | Sold Out[31]
El Alfa[32] | El Alfa World Tour  | December 14, 2024  | Cancelled

## Notes

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1. ^ The line up was composed by Cosculluela, Alexis & Fido, De la Ghetto y Ken-Y, Don Miguelo, El Alfa, Messiah, Sensato, El Mayor Clásico and Mark B.

## References

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1. ^ "Ticket Express | Sistema de Boleteria". www.ticketexpress.com.do. Retrieved 2025-05-16.
2. ^ Libre, Diario. "Aventura se presentará el 30 de agosto en Arena del Cibao". Diario Libre (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-03-24.
3. ^ Live, República Dominicana (2008-08-25). "Eventos del mes de Agosto 2008 en República Dominicana". REPÚBLICA DOMINICANA LIVE (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-03-24.
4. ^ "sold-out"-en-el-publico-del-cibao-para-hoy-y-manana/ "ConciertosAventura está "Sold Out" en el público del cibao para hoy y mañana". Hoy Digital. 2008-08-28. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
5. ^ Rivera, Severo. "El "5to. Piso", hoy en el Estadio Olímpico". Diario Libre (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-03-25.
6. ^ "Villalona acompañará Julio Iglesias en show". El Día. 2009-10-27. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
7. ^ Live, República Dominicana (2009-06-21). "Eventos en el mes de Octubre 2009 en República Dominicana". REPÚBLICA DOMINICANA LIVE (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-03-24.
8. ^ Libre, Diario. "Gilberto y Sergio, a la Arena del Cibao, hoy". Diario Libre (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-03-24.
9. ^ Nacional, El (2009-12-26). "Raymond y Miguel llegan esta noche a la Gran Arena". El Nacional (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-03-24.
10. ^ Mo, Amaury (2010-06-04). "Héctor Acosta promete noche llena de emociones en Gran Arena del Cibao con "El Torito Monumental"". Imagenes Dominicanas (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-03-25.
11. ^ Diario, Listin (2010-10-03). "Enanitos Verdes sorprende en la Gran Arena del Cibao". listindiario.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-03-24.
12. ^ Live, República Dominicana (2010-10-25). "Eventos en el mes de Octubre 2010 en República Dominicana". REPÚBLICA DOMINICANA LIVE (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-03-24.
13. ^ Mo, Amaury (2010-09-16). "Payaso Kanqui "Tú súper amigo" a la Arena del Cibao". Imagenes Dominicanas (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-03-25.
14. ^ Libre, Diario. "Don Omar llevó a la Arena del Cibao su Danza Kuduro". Diario Libre (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-03-24.
15. ^ Mo, Amaury (2010-11-25). ""Sold out" el concierto de Don Omar en Arena del Cibao". Imagenes Dominicanas (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-03-25.
16. ^ Live, República Dominicana (2010-12-25). "Eventos en el mes de Diciembre 2010 en República Dominicana". REPÚBLICA DOMINICANA LIVE (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-03-24.
17. ^ Libre, Diario. "Silvio Rodríguez, al Gran Arena del Cibao". Diario Libre (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-03-25.
18. ^ "Prince Royce Sells Out Gran Arena del Cibao". BMI.com. 2011-04-19. Retrieved 2022-03-24.
19. ^ "Calle 13 pone a vibrar Gran Arena del Cibao y apoya 4% para educación (Ver video)". Noticias SIN (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-03-25.
20. ^ "Fin de semana". Hoy Digital. 2011-12-15. Retrieved 2022-03-25.
21. ^ admin (2012-09-25). ""Hallow Maniac 2012" trae de regreso "La Fórmula de Pina Record"". Actividadesartisticas.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-03-25.
22. ^ Mo, Amaury (2013-11-25). "Tours "Soplando Vida" de Jesús Adrián Romero concluye en Republica Dominicana". Imagenes Dominicanas (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-03-25.
23. ^ "Juntos Y En Armonía - Concierto Gran Arena del Cibao". Paradard (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2022-03-25.
24. ^ Diario, Listin (2015-10-20). "Una noche de merengue con el pueblo del Cibao". listindiario.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-03-25.
25. ^ Mo, Amaury (2015-10-17). ""La Noche del Pueblo" con lleno total en Arena del Cibao". Imagenes Dominicanas (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-03-25.
26. ^ Libre, Diario. "Gran Arena del Cibao vibrará con la primera edición del "Holiday Urban Fest"". Diario Libre (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-03-25.
27. ^ James, Waidy (2019-11-18). "El Nene la Amenazzy triunfa en Gran Arena del Cibao - Ensegundos.do". ensegundos.do (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-03-25.
28. ^ "Gabriel repite con exitoso concierto Gran Arena del Cibao". El Sol de Santiago (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-03-25.
29. ^ Libre, Diario. "Anuncian venta de boletas del concierto Don Miguelo Gran Arena del Cibao, y estos son los precios". Diario Libre (in Spanish). Retrieved 2022-06-17.
30. ^ "Don Miguelo celebró sus 17 años de carrera en la Gran Arena del Cibao". Hoy Digital. 2022-08-28. Retrieved 2022-08-30.
31. ^ Diario, Listin (2024-09-22). "Dj Adoni a casa llena por más de 6 horas en La Arena del Cibao". listindiario.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-09-27.
32. ^ Diario, Listin (2024-09-22). "El Alfa anuncia su concierto en la Gran Arena del Cibao durante el espectáculo 'Adoni y sus amigos'". listindiario.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-09-27.

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